Is Self-Help Making You Miserable?

Is Self-Help Making You Miserable?

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How to Fix Insomnia: CBT-I with Dr. Ashley Mason

Forrest is joined by Dr. Ashley Mason, a clinical psychologist and sleep researcher at UCSF, to discuss Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). They talk about what separates insomnia from a few rough nights, why people with insomnia sleep (on average) only a little le ...  Show more

How to Accept the Parts of Yourself You Don't Like

In this second episode on self-acceptance, Forrest and Dr. Rick focus on how to accept the parts of ourselves we don’t like. They explain why "just love yourself more" rarely works, walk through a four-step process, and talk about why acceptance gets easier when you can set bound ...  Show more

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